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In the U.S. state of Colorado 519 species of birds have been documented as of September 2022 according to the Colorado Bird Records Committee (CBRC) of Colorado Field Ornithologists. [ 1 ] This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds , 7th edition through the 63rd Supplement, published by ...
The frigate bird painted in the Nazca desert. The frigate bird appears on the national Flag of Kiribati. The design is based on its former colonial Gilbert and Ellice Islands coat of arms. The bird also appears on the flag of Barbuda, and is the national bird of Antigua and Barbuda. [73]
The magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), frigate petrel [2] or man o' war [3] is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae. With a length of 89–114 centimetres (2 ft 11 in – 3 ft 9 in) and wingspan of 2.17–2.44 m (7 ft 1 in – 8 ft 0 in), it is the largest species of frigatebird.
The Christmas frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi), or Christmas Island frigatebird, is a seabird of the frigatebird family Fregatidae which is an endemic breeder to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.
This is a list of fauna of the Lower Colorado River Valley in the southwestern United States. Birds. Abert's towhee [1] Ash-throated flycatcher [1] Bell's vireo [2]
Birds of the genus Limnofregata resembled modern frigatebirds, but had shorter less-hooked bills and longer legs, and longer slitlike nasal openings. [3] They stood 30 to 40 centimetres (12 to 16 in) tall when on the ground and had a wingspan of about 100 to 120 centimetres (3 to 4 ft).
United States naval vessels named the USS Colorado; Type Symbol Image Commissioned Screw frigate: USS Colorado (1856) [31] [d] March 13, 1858 to June 8, 1875 United States Navy: Armored cruiser: USS Colorado (ACR-7) [36] January 19, 1905 renamed USS Pueblo [e] November 9, 1916 to September 28, 1927 United States Navy: Battleship: USS Colorado ...
As female frigatebirds normally only breed every other year, this implied a total population of 12,500 birds. [7] This number is similar to an earlier estimate of between 8,000 and 10,000 birds obtained in a study conducted in 1957–1959. [14]